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2012 Ford Fusion body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 100 complaints for the 2012 Ford Fusion, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
100 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 83 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 83 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was wearing my seat belt hit head on driver front by another driver going approx 45MPH, clear conditions. Collision forced off road and I hit parked SUV with my front passenger front. No airbag deployment occurred during either hit, self belt did not lock, I was forced upward hitting my head on inside roof handle above driver door, then thrown forward hitting my chin on steering wheel.

Reported at 7,200 miles, November 2012 CrashInjury

Recently I had to take my car in for repairs, the inside driver's side door handle ceased to open. We purchased the extended warranty, but were told by the ford service department that this was considered to be a cosmetic repair and was not covered. I have had 2 ford fusions a 2008 and this 2012. Both cars had the inside drivers door handle break. I do not use excessive force to open the door. I have checked on the internet and found this is a common problem for these cars.

Reported at 88,143 miles, November 2014

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